Our trip, podcasts, and talk in Savannah, Georgia, uncovered some ‘Lost Tribes of the Irish’ in the South.

The Broadcast Series

The second broadcast series we started up, the ‘Irish in America’ podcast, began as ‘Irish in Missouri’. We chose the original title based upon the‘Missouri Irish’book which I authored in 1984. It was the first book of it’s kind. We also have video shorts and a CD on the Irish in Missouri; St. Louis; and K. C. etc..

Missouri

No book had yet covered the Irish in Kansas City. The Irish Wilderness was still largely a mystery. The story of the Murphy wagon lost to most, and the St. Louis Irish bear an important role in U.S. history. (We have recently published that book in two audio formats for the first time. )

Having been invited to Savannah, Georgia, we took our mobile unit and recorded a show or two on the Lost Irish in Georgia, with the help of Walt Harper (shows #25, #26).

Oral History Collection

The third season of the show is a collection of 10 additional oral history interviews, with the folks at Brownes Irish Street Faire. Brownes is the oldest continuously run Irish business in the U.S.. We took the interviews at random, and focused on the earlier days, generations past.